Top 4 in Top 10 most popular Japanese anime movies.
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One of the best Japanese anime animated films based on the novel of the same name by author Diana Wynne Jones. The film is the story of Sophie - a gentle, kind girl. She was having a stable life at a hat maker when suddenly she was cursed to become a 90-year-old woman. Sophie, wanting to break the curse, stepped onto wizard Howl's moving castle. Here, Sophie tried to break the curse and find the lost heart of the wizard Howl.
The film brings profound human values, promoting the fact that good always triumphs over evil. And besides, sincere human love will help dispel all painful curses.
Director: Miyazaki Hayao
IMDb: 8.2/10
Country: Japan
Broadcast time: 2004
Genre: Adventure, Family
Duration: 119 minutes